Am I on the right track?

[Internationalinterest]

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Just wanted to make sure I was on the right track and not missing anything major. I just finished my fourth semester, plan on applying 2016 and my major is chemical engineering. So far I have managed to scrap a 4.0 and have not yet taken the MCAT, which I plan on taking next year in April. My extracurricular include 250 hours of clinical research with an MD/PhD that runs a research center (no publication) with some descent patient contact. I also spent about 250 hours researching this semester with a professor at my school working on medical devices, and plan on continuing in the summer. Sadly no publications there either.

I also have 50 hours of clinical volunteering at a hospital and 40 hours of volunteering at habitat for humanity. Plan on bringing both of those up to 100 before I apply. Have also been employed as a school tutor for the past semester ( 100 hours).

I'm looking to try and become a TA or gain a leadership position in my hospital volunteering club, but just got an email that it looks like I won't have the hospital club leadership position next semester...

I also have 50 hours shadowing a gastrologist in germany, 25 hours shadowing a cardiologist (MD/PhD) and 5 hours shadowing an ophthalmologist.

 

[MrBen14]

I would say so!

Just do well on the MCAT.

 

[sliceofbread136]

Nope

 

[Internationalinterest]

🙁

 

[Hospitalized]

Are you even trying?

/s

Keep up the good work.

 

[NeuResurgens]

Yes I think you're doing pretty well, as was said a good MCAT score is needed. I think the TA route would compliment your tutoring experience nicely, and you probably should continue with the non-clinical volunteering as well since that is a bit sparse as of right now.

 

[philosonista]

Dude, dude, dude.

You're on the right track.

People are toying with you.

 

[Internationalinterest]

Ya, I know leadership and volunteering are my weak points right now

 

[ZedsDed]

Sounds like you know what you're doing. You need to have significantly more clinical and non-clinical volunteering.